Battle of Marignano
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The Battle of Marignano was a major 1515 clash near Milan in which French forces under Francis I decisively defeated the Swiss, marking a turning point in the Italian Wars and securing French dominance in northern Italy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Marignano canonical | 6 |
| Marignano | 1 |
| Marignano 1515 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T659530 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Marignano Context triple: [Italian Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Marignano]
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Battle of Agnadello
The Battle of Agnadello was a major 1509 clash in the War of the League of Cambrai in which French forces decisively defeated the Republic of Venice, sharply curbing Venetian power in northern Italy.
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Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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Battle of Rivoli
The Battle of Rivoli was a decisive 1797 victory in northern Italy where Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces defeated the Austrians, cementing French dominance in the Italian campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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E.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Marignano Target entity description: The Battle of Marignano was a major 1515 clash near Milan in which French forces under Francis I decisively defeated the Swiss, marking a turning point in the Italian Wars and securing French dominance in northern Italy.
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A.
Battle of Agnadello
The Battle of Agnadello was a major 1509 clash in the War of the League of Cambrai in which French forces decisively defeated the Republic of Venice, sharply curbing Venetian power in northern Italy.
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B.
Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Rivoli
The Battle of Rivoli was a decisive 1797 victory in northern Italy where Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces defeated the Austrians, cementing French dominance in the Italian campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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E.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
French occupation of the Duchy of Milan
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Perpetual Peace between France and the Swiss Confederacy ⓘ Treaty of Fribourg (1516) ⓘ long-term French influence in Milan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Vailà
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surface form:
Battle of Melegnano
Battle of Marignano ⓘ
surface form:
Marignano 1515
|
| belligerent |
Duchy of Milan
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| chronology | fought shortly after Francis I’s invasion of Italy in 1515 ⓘ |
| combatantType |
French royal forces
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surface form:
French royal army
Swiss mercenary infantry ⓘ |
| commander |
Duke of Bourbon
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
Francis I of France ⓘ Gian Giacomo Trivulzio ⓘ Francis I of France ⓘ
surface form:
King Francis I
Prospero Colonna ⓘ Swiss cantonal leaders ⓘ |
| conflict |
Italian War of 1508–1516
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surface form:
Italian War of 1515–1516
|
| country | Duchy of Milan ⓘ |
| date | 1515-09-13 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1515-09-14 ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| involved |
Kingdom of France–Swiss Confederacy relations
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Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| location |
Lombardy
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Battle of Marignano self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Marignano
Melegnano ⓘ near Marignano ⓘ near Milan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Francis I’s first major victory as king
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decisive defeat of Swiss mercenary infantry ⓘ use of combined arms by French forces ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
French artillery
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French heavy cavalry ⓘ Swiss mercenaries ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss pikemen
Venetian contingent ⓘ |
| partOf |
Habsburg–Valois conflict
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surface form:
Habsburg–Valois rivalry
Italian Wars ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
ended Swiss expansion in northern Italy
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marked decline of Swiss battlefield invincibility ⓘ secured French dominance in northern Italy ⓘ turning point in the Italian Wars ⓘ |
| strengthEstimate |
French army larger than 30,000 men
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Swiss army around 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ |
| year | 1515 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Marignano Description of subject: The Battle of Marignano was a major 1515 clash near Milan in which French forces under Francis I decisively defeated the Swiss, marking a turning point in the Italian Wars and securing French dominance in northern Italy.
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